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The legacy of the Indian Residential School system is explored, looking at its past history, present conditions and hopes for the future.
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Directed by: Curtis Mandeville
Genre: Documentary
23:35 minutes, English, AB, 2009
The forest and river awaken to a new day; the hum of the highway is constant. A boom town. An oil town. Environmental scourge, or economic miracle?
Directed by: David Geiss
8:00 minutes, Cree, English, BC, 2010
Damon, an irradiated tsetse fly, finds his place in the working world at a call centre in order to unwittingly complete his role in the annihilation of his species.
Directed by: Riley Beach
Genre: Animation
5:00 minutes, English, AB, 2010
Against the Grain - The Legacy of the Indian Residential School System Documentary
Basin Documentary
Sterile Atomic Fly Animation
Documentary, 23:35 minutes, 2009
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Documentary, 8:00 minutes, 2010
Animation, 5:00 minutes, 2010
Drama, 2:30 minutes, 2008
Comedy, 15:00 minutes, 2007
Documentary, 11:12 minutes, 2010
Comedy, 8:00 minutes, 2010
Documentary, 9:45 minutes, 2008
Comedy, 13:00 minutes, 2009
Comedy, 10:00 minutes, 2008
Animation, 4:42 minutes, 2009
Comedy, 12:40 minutes, 2010
Comedy, 2:35 minutes, 2010
Documentary, 4:45 minutes, 2010
Drama, 3:36 minutes, 2009
Animation, 6:18 minutes, 2008
Drama, 12:00 minutes, 2010
Drama, 12:00 minutes, 2008
Comedy, 6:00 minutes, 2008
Animation, 3:40 minutes, 2010
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